<body lang=EN-US style='tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=Section1> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officials are investigating the landing gear collapse of a Northwest Airlines Boeing 747 in <st1:place><st1:place>Guam</st1:place></st1:place>.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>A NTSB spokeswoman says the agency is “taking on the incident as an accident” because the aircraft sustained “substantial damage”. The incident occurred on August 19 when the 747’s landing gear collapsed on landing at <st1:place><st1:place>Guam</st1:place></st1:place> international airport, following a flight from Tokyo Narita.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>The spokeswoman says the NTSB is collecting information from US FAA and Northwest representatives on site in <st1:place><st1:place>Ghttp://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/US-NTSB-probes-Northwest-747-landing-gear-collapse-in-Guam-291895/

<body lang=EN-US style='tab-interval:36.0pt'> <div class=Section1> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><st1:place><st1:place>Guam</st1:place></st1:place> international airport has closed its runway and has had to divert some aircraft to other airports because a Northwest Airlines Boeing 747 is stuck on the runway with a collapsed landing gear.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>The landing gear collapsed when the Northwest 747 tried to land, says an official in the airport police division.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>He says “the airport is not open at the moment” because the aircraft is still on the runway.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>An official in the airport’s emergency centre confirms that the runway is currently closed and “aircraft are being diverted”http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Northwest-747-landing-gear-collapses-upon-landing-in-Guam-290194/

<body lang=EN-US style='tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=Section1> <div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Four former military airports were today added to an existing list of 11 that this year will share $34 million in US DOT funding to improve their facilities for commercial use, says transportation secretary Norman <span class=SpellE><span class=spelle>Mineta</span></span>.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>The four airports, which have received previous funding from the DOT, are Cecil Field in <st1:place><st1:City><st1:place><st1:City><st1:place><st1:City><st1:place><st1:City>Jacksonville</st1:City></st1:place></st1:City></st1:place></st1:City></st1:City>, <st1:State><st1:State><st1:State><st1:State>Florida</st1:State></st1:State></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State></st1:place>; <st1:place><st1:place><st1:place><st1:place>Guam</st1:place></st1:place></http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/US-DOT-funds-four-more-military-airports-for-commercial-use-291469/

<body lang=EN-US style='tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=Section1> <div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>Five military airports are to receive US FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding to upgrade them for civil or joint use.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>In a bid to increase aviation capacity, the FAA’s Military Airport Program (MAP) will provide unspecified financial assistance for up to five years to the civilian sponsors of the five military airfields.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>The five airports selected are: <span class=spelle>Griffiss</span> airpark in <st1:place><st1:City><st1:place><st1:City>Rome</st1:City></st1:City>, <st1:State><st1:State>New York</st1:State></st1:place></st1:State></st1:place>; <st1:City><st1:place><st1:City><st1:place>Millington</st1:place></st1:City></st1:place></st1:City> airport in <st1:place><st1:City><st1:place><st1:City>Millington</st1:City></st1:City>, <st1:State><st1:State>Tennessee</st1:State></st1:place></st1:State></st1:http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/US-FAA-funds-five-military-airports-for-civil-use-278935/